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MANDEL BROS. MAY BREAK THE BACKBONE
OF FIGHT AGAINST AUTO TRUCK FENDERS
Mandel Brothers, one the largest
of State street retail houses, will in
stall fenders on its auto tracks, ac
cording to Manager Dennis Kelly. Ar
rangements for a private test of a
fender passed by city examiners are
now being made.
Without waiting for the outcome
of a mandamus suit filed to compel
Chief of Police Healey to follow out
the provisions of the fender law and
require fenders on all auto trucks,
Mandel Brothers has recognized the
moral issue.
Manager Kelly has some interest
ing things to say about the fender
proposition.
"We are for fenders. If there is a
fender on the market that will help
save life or limb of accident victims
Mandel's will install it on our eighty
trucks.
"We had our engineer attend some
of the tests of fenders and he re
ported that there was not a fender
on the market worth installing. I
have learned since that a board of
city engineers has recommended five
fenders as efficient
"If this is true Mandel Bros, will
put fenders on their trucks. I have
already male arrapgements with a
fender firm to test out one of then
products on the largest and finest
truck we have in our service.
"While the fender is getting a
thorough test on the truck we will
make ready to put them on all of our
autos if the trial device makes good.
"I have talked with the managers
of most State street stores and then
opinion seems to be the one I had,
that there is no fender worth install
ing. "When I told them things that fen
der experts had shown me they grew
interested in fenders immediately.
Probably others will make the same
tests that we have started.
"The fact that we pay insurance
which .releases us from personal in
jury claims does not deter us from
spending more money ir life or limb
may be saved.
"Mandel Bros.' patronage depends
to a degree on the good will of the
people and a fender is a fine way to
express our thoughtfulness of their
safety. The moral obligation to save
life, if a fender makes this possible,
is the biggest thing in my eyes."
Those fighting to put fenders on
auto trucks believe that if Mandel
Bros, install fenders the backbone of
the fender opposition will be broken.
If Mandel's will show the way, the
lesson which the death of Catherine
Goggin, secretary of the Chicago
Teachers Federation, taught Mar
shall Field & Co. will be enough to
break down any remaining opposi
tion, they believe.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The last of a series of four lectures
given under auspices of the 34th ward
English-speaking Socialists will be
delivered by Mordecal Shulman, Jan.
19, at Lawndale halls, Ogden and
Trumbull avs. Subjects, "National
ism, Militarism and Socialism." Dis
cussion after lecture. Everybody
welcome.
Twenty-seventh Ward Civic league
will hold reception for officials of
their ward, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2 p. m,
at Avondale school. Speakers will
be Aid. Oliver L. Watson on "Tpns
portation Needs of the Ward"; Aid.
John C. Kennedy on "Automatic
Telephone Question," and Mrs. Har
rison Monroe Brown, pres. of the Illi
nois Equal Suffrage ass'n, on "Wom
en's Need of Full Suffrage.'" Every
body welcome.
Douglas Institute Naturalization
Bureau is open regularly every Tues
day evening at 3352 W. 12th st. Free
information and instructions given
by Daniel A. Uretz. Next meeting
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 8 p.m.